New Videos On the YouTube Channel

After a long break it's good to be posting some new videos. I'm trying to introduce a schedule of weekly videos that I will film in advance and hope that they will reflect time I spend in my studio. I don't really want to make 'how to' demos but to show with simple exercises and experiments how you can get those creative juices flowing, it's so easy to get stuck in a rutt and feel like your work isn't really working for you, it's hard to look at others achievements and think that you could never possibly meet those same high standards. How many times have you heard a critical comment about any kind of abstract art? It's usually along the lines of " I could do that" or "it's nothing a child couldn't do" I want to encourage anyone to have a try, regardless of their own particular artist interests or skills. Like a yoga class for the brain, if that makes sense.

The videos will now be every Monday and Thursday, they will premier at 3pm (GMT) Most of the artwork shown will be available to buy from my website at the end of each month. Thank you all so very much for your support and I hope you will enjoy the new videos. I will be repeating some old exercises but there will be lots of new content in future. I would also be interested in any Ideas you may have that you would like me to film.

Mono-printing with pens

Making use of supermarket art supplies during the COVID-19 crisis when conventional art materials are hard to find. These 2 videos make use of the ink removed from cheap biro writing pens.

Mono-Printing with chalk markers

How to make a template frame for monoprinting (acrylic & oil paint)

Monoprinting with plastic bags and eggshells ?

Loose style Acrylic and charcoal exercise

Simple monoprinting technique with oil stick

Acrylic/Charcoal on stretched canvas (Improvised composition)

Monoprinting with 3 types of recycled plastic

2 colour monoprinting with oil paint and recycled materials

Monoprinting Kit : Project 1 Stones/texture

Experimenting with a 3d pen

Sculpting a human figure with a 3d pen

Sketching with a 3d pen

Monoprinting with a 3d pen (making a template)

Sketching a head with a 3d Pen

5 Minute Demos

A selection of quick videos to experiment with, some simple ideas to try that will be a boost to your creativity using a variety of materials, oil paint, charcoal and acrylic paint

5 minute art demo : Abstract monoprint 4 colour oil paint

5 minute demo : Monoprint oil paint abstract design using template

5 minute art demo : Monoprint using oil paint with abstract design

5 minute demo : Abstract monoprinting using oil paint with templates

5 minute demo : Monoprint triptych with oil paint (abstract monochrome)

Low budget monoprinting ! quick demo

5 minute demo : Monoprinting techniques with acrylic paint

5 minute demo : Abstract Sketching techniques with ink and charcoal

Unlocking Your Creativity

A favourite book of mine from childhood was "The Creative Way To Paint" by David Friend, (no longer in print, but it does turn up on ebay occasionally) it is very informative and full of unique exercises that inspire and teach creativity in a way that will have you hooked, it will give your work an edge and lift the ordinary to something compelling and satisfying, a great way to unlock your hidden talent.

If you try any of these improvisation exercises for yourself, I would be interested to see the results, you can email a photograph ( jpeg file) to (d.tirels@gmail.com) and I will add them to a new gallery on the Your Work page

Unlocking your creativity : Improvised lines Part 1

Unlocking your creativity : Improvised lines Part 2

Unlocking your creativity: Improvised lines Part 3

Unlocking your creativity : Improvised lines Part 4

Unlocking creativity : Continuous line drawing Part 1

Unlocking your creativity : Continuous line drawing Part 2

Unlocking your creativity : Continuous line drawing Part 3

Creativity exercise : Evoke an image from light and dark shapes : Part 1

Creativity exercise : Evoke an image from light and dark shapes : Part 2

Creativity exercise : Evoke an image from light and dark shapes : Part 3

YouTube

This is a selection of the demo videos that you can find on my YouTube channel. These include some easy to follow exercises that I hope will provide you with inspiration to try different techniques and experiment with your own artwork.

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